Bye-Bye Jerk, Hello Mr. Right by Rosie Steppe

Chapter 97 Chapter 97

"Yeah, we're having some issues with the lighting." I explained as Lindey made her way over to the scaffolding where Hayden was working.

"This technician isn't even wearing a safety harness. That's incredibly dangerous-safety should always come first," Lindey said, slipping effortlessly into her role as RiverwaveCorp chairman's wife. Actually, Hayden had been wearing a harness earlier, but he took it off when he came down. He only climbed back up for a quick fix, which was why he wasn't strapped in.

"Noted. We'll definitely keep that in mind," I replied, then called out to Hayden, "What are you doing up there without a harness? Get down now."

Surprisingly, Hayden didn't argue. He climbed down right away. "My bad. I'll be more careful from now on. Won't happen again," he admitted.

The way he said it, like a kid owning up to a mistake. It made me feel like I'd been too harsh, like I was picking on him.

Lindey turned to him and said, "Safety isn't just a rule-it's to protect yourself. You have a responsibility to take care of yourself. Only when you value yourself can you truly care for others, right?"

Lindey might not be running the show at the company anymore, but as the chairman's wife, she still got plenty of wisdom and life lessons to dish out.

But for some reason, her words didn't sit right with me.

"Yes, Mrs. Johnston," Hayden said, his tone all polite and proper.

"You all worked hard this morning, so I brought lunch. Go ahead and eat," Lindey's voice softened, taking on this nurturing, almost motherly vibe.

Hayden thanked her, then headed off to grab some food.

watched him, then said, "He seems like a strong,

Hayden as nothing more than a "blue-collar worker". Last night, Jace had looked down on Hayden with every word, and now it was

me why Lindey showed up today. She must've heard something from Jace and decided to check out Hayden for

lighting engineer," I said, trying to correct her view. "He's in charge of the entire

higher up the social ladder, just gave me this faint, almost

and eat while we chat,"

not wanting

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the time we got to the office, the chauffeur had already laid out the food. The dishes looked incredible, and, no surprise, they

sure this wasn't the same food Demi

to sound grateful and

go through all this trouble,"

be told

*Slow

fast I

good," I said, matching her light

so many years with the Johnstons, I'd gotten used to this kind

was happy when I went along with it, so why

you and Jace?" Lindey finally asked, her voice dipping into more

mid-bite, and